grain bowl

noun

plural grain bowls

: a dish typically consisting of an individual portion of a cooked grain (such as rice, quinoa, or farro) served in a bowl with accompaniments such as vegetables, beans, meat or fish, and sauce

Like many cooks I know, I don't always follow recipes for grain bowls at home. Instead, I tend to use up what I have in the fridge and pantry, mixing and matching, figuring out how to make odds and ends delicious.

—Tejal Rao

Arrange, don't mix. Part of a grain bowl's appeal is the visual distinctiveness of its various parts—toss it all together, and it's no longer eye candy.

—Carrie Dennett

Examples of grain bowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their grain bowls in particular are great for meal preppers looking for an easy base to add their choice of protein to. —Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024

In more recent times, the bowls have been called hippie bowls, grain bowls and macro bowls. —Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2024

Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles. —Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024

Try using pomegranate arils in dishes like oatmeal, salads, and grain bowls, and adding pomegranate juice to cocktails, mocktails, and smoothies for a delicious and easy way to care for your health. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above